2017-18 VU Schedule

[VULB#62]

What climate change   

[VU2014]

maybe they scrap the tournaments this year or find a new location to play. It's sad to see the devastation down there.

[VULB#62]

No power across PR. I talked to a FEMA person today who was on break fron FL ( and PR was in her area of coverage) and she said that FEMA was overwhelmed and that it would be a long time before anything positive would begin to register. These pre-Christmas tourneys are way down the priority list. Heck, some are predicting that much of PR will be without power for months and maybe a year.

[EddieCabot]

maybe they scrap the tournaments this year or find a new location to play. It's sad to see the devastation down there.

Last year's Puerto Rico Shoot-Out was held in Orlando due to a Zika outbreak, so relocating again is a possibility.

[talksalot]

maybe they can move some of them to the Vale of Paradise...

[vusupporter]

Game times look to be up now.

[wh]

maybe they scrap the tournaments this year or find a new location to play. It's sad to see the devastation down there.

Last year's Puerto Rico Shoot-Out was held in Orlando due to a Zika outbreak, so relocating again is a possibility.

I don't know anymore than anyone else about the Puerto Rico situation, but trust me there is zero chance of holding Paradise Jam in St. Thomas this year. The University of the Virgin Islands suffered major damage (along with most everything else on the island). Classes are suspended. In fact, they may have to cancel the entire semester and shoot for a January re-start.

[VULB#62]

maybe they scrap the tournaments this year or find a new location to play. It's sad to see the devastation down there.

Last year's Puerto Rico Shoot-Out was held in Orlando due to a Zika outbreak, so relocating again is a possibility.

I don't know anymore than anyone else about the Puerto Rico situation, but trust me there is zero chance of holding Paradise Jam in St. Thomas this year. The University of the Virgin Islands suffered major damage (along with most everything else on the island). Classes are suspended. In fact, they may have to cancel the entire semester and shoot for a January re-start.

Yes. The photos are horrific. PR is equal to or even worse. Pray that everyone can get to water and food.

[EddieCabot]

maybe they scrap the tournaments this year or find a new location to play. It's sad to see the devastation down there.

Last year's Puerto Rico Shoot-Out was held in Orlando due to a Zika outbreak, so relocating again is a possibility.

PR Shoot-Out moved to Myrtle Beach.

[VU2014]

I'd be ticked if were the other teams. Thats virtually a home game for South Carolina in that "Neutral Site" tourney.

[talksalot]

Conference games with start times on the Valpo site (not MVC Sports)

Thursday 12/28 at Indiana State 6pm
Sunday 12/31 Missouri State ARC 3pm
Wednesday 1/3 at Bradley 7pm
Saturday 1/6 Southern Illinois ARC 3pm
Wednesday 1/10 Drake ARC 7pm
Saturday 1/13 at Northern Iowa 7pm
Wednesday 1/17 at Missouri State 7pm
Sunday 1/21 Loyola ARC 3pm
Wednesday 1/24 Evansville ARC 7pm
Saturday 1/27 at Illinois State 9pm
Wednesday 1/31 Indiana State ARC 7pm
Saturday 2/3 at Southern Illinois 7pm
Wednesday 2/7 at Evansville 7pm
Sunday 2/11 Illinois State ARC 3pm
Wednesday 2/14 at Loyola TBA
Saturday 2/17 Bradley ARC 7pm
Tuesday 2/20 Northern Iowa ARC 8pm
Saturday 2/24 at Drake TBA

Saturday Night fans in the ARC... ONE game on the entire schedule... Bradley on 2/17...all of the scheduled road conference games on Saturdays start after 6pm...

[VULB#62]

Is there a TV or streaming conflict thing regarding other MVC teams?  Why can't all games be played at the same time Saturday nights and streamed independently?

On the plus side (I think) are the Sunday start times -- 3PM. Much better than earlier in the afternoon and much better than 5 or 6pm when people have to start thinking about school and work on Monday.

[VU2014]

Is there a TV or streaming conflict thing regarding other MVC teams?  Why can't all games be played at the same time Saturday nights and streamed independently?

On the plus side (I think) are the Sunday start times -- 3PM. Much better than earlier in the afternoon and much better than 5 or 6pm when people have to start thing about school and work on Monday.

I'm guessing Networks have a large say in what the start times of these games are and the MVC isn't on the top of their "food chains".

[SalukiFan2016]

The way the Valley TV contract usually works is that there are at least one game a weekend (usually on Saturday or Sunday afternoon) on Fox Sports Midwest and Comcast in Chicago. Those games are mostly in the afternoon because in the evenings they would be up against the pro sports like the Blues on FSM or Bulls/Blackhawks in Chicago. Sometimes they are delayed overnight because they are up against a pro team. ESPN2 and ESPNU will usually show no more than a handful of games throughout the season. Most of the times, it's when the #1 and #2 teams in the league are playing. All other games (conference games and non-conference homes games) are streamed on ESPN3/WatchESPN. Most of them are decent with local TV guys as announcers and most of the production work is done by students in the Radio/TV department of the schools.

[jtm]

It's actually in Conway, SC, but that's coming from a stickler South Carolina resident.

[VU2014]

TV Schedule:
MVC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HL
I love that we're getting more chances to play on National TV!
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/915247368248991745
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/915247672138887169
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/915247929518063616

[bigmosmithfan1]

So, by my count, if you include the two BTN games, that's seven national TV games *before* we get to any games CBS Sports Network, Fox or NBC Sports Chicago might pick up (and not including MVC/MWC Challenge)? Sweet. I like our new league.

[VU2014]

CBS Sports Network announces its MVC Basketball TV Schedule:
https://twitter.com/MVCsports/status/915655175850819585

http://mvc-sports.com/news/2017/10/4/arch-madness-mvc-announces-selections-on-cbs-sports-network.aspx?utm_content=buffer02a86&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Tuesday, February 20    Northern Iowa @ Valparaiso (MBB -- CBSSN) @ Valparaiso, Indiana   8 p.m.

*Potential Wild Card Game: Saturday, February 24  Valparaiso @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN)   @ Des Moines, Iowa    3 p.m.   

Saturday    March 3    State Farm MVC Tournament -- Semifinal #1 (MBB -- CBSSN)    St. Louis, Missouri    2:30 p.m.

State Farm MVC Tournament -- Semifinal #2 (MBB -- CBSSN)     St. Louis, Missouri    5 p.m.

Sunday    March 4    State Farm MVC Tournament -- Title Game (MBB -- CBS)    St. Louis, Missouri    1 p.m

[vusupporter]

The Drake game is just a potential wildcard selection, not a for-sure TV game.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/MVCsports/status/915970839102808065

http://mvc-sports.com/news/2017/10/4/league-distributes-22-game-mens-basketball-package-on-mvc-tv-network.aspx?utm_content=buffer5a11c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

2017-18 MVC TV NETWORK ON FOX, NBC SPORTS AND ESPN3

Thursday December 28 Valparaiso @ Indiana State (MBB) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m.

Saturday January 6 Southern Illinois @ Valparaiso (MBB) Valparaiso, Indiana 3 p.m.

Saturday February 17 Bradley @ Valparaiso (MBB) Valparaiso, Indiana 8 p.m.

Thursday March 1 State Farm MVC Tournament - Opening Round #1 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m.
State Farm MVC Tournament - Opening Round #2 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m.

Friday March 2 State Farm MVC Tournament -- Quarterfinal #1 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 12 p.m.
State Farm MVC Tournament -- Quarterfinal #2 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m.
State Farm MVC Tournament -- Quarterfinal #3 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m.
State Farm MVC Tournament -- Quarterfinal #4 (MBB) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m.

[EddieCabot]

It may have been discussed somewhere in this thread, but does Valpo have a closed scrimmage scheduled for this year?

[VU2014]

We're playing a scrimmage but the opponent hasn't been publicly named yet.

https://twitter.com/happeninghoops/status/921371338362834946

[EddieCabot]

I see a lot of teams are playing "charity games", including Marquette and UWM.  Great cause, but also a great chance for teams to get an extra game.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-10-19/college-basketball-ncaa-says-least-24-schools-playing-aid

[EddieCabot]

We're playing a scrimmage but the opponent hasn't been publicly named yet.

https://twitter.com/happeninghoops/status/921371338362834946

Per Jeff Goodman, 10/28 vs Northern Illinois.

[VU2014]

Valpo will be scrimmaging Northern Illinois on 10/28.

Here are the rest on the MVC scrimmages. These would be great Non-Con match ups.
https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/921758891985264640